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Fox announces acquisition of Roku in deal worth about $22 billion, including debt, giving it access to more than 100 million streaming homes (Joseph De Avila/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 15, 2026

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK would ban social media for under-16s and restrict gaming and live streaming platforms, aiming for regulation by the end of 2026 (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 15, 2026

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Alibaba is in talks to buy Chinese fresh food delivery platform Pupu for $1.5 billion, aiming to better compete with food delivery rivals like Meituan (Cathy Chan/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 15, 2026

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Rylo, which develops real-time voice and sign language translation tools for deaf and hard of hearing users, has raised $85 million led by General Catalyst and Canaan (Sophie Shulman/CTech)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 15, 2026

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Frank founder Charlie Javice, sentenced in September 2025 to 85 months in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase, requested presidential pardon from Trump (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 14, 2026

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Satya Nadella argues that companies must develop both human capital and symbolic capital, with human judgment guiding AI systems that learn and improve over time (Satya Nadella/@satyanadella)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 14, 2026

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UK plans to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s, including restrictions on chatting with strangers on gaming apps and curfews for under-18s (The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 14, 2026

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Ajinomoto says it can meet demand through 2030 for ABF, a key material for advanced chipmaking substrates, and plans to increase capacity instead of raising prices (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 14, 2026

The Wall Street Journal: Ajinomoto says it can meet demand for ABF until 2030, a key material for advanced chipmaking…

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After years of uncertainty, including listing delays, shares of memory chip maker Kioxia have risen 56-fold in 18 months, making it Japan’s most valuable company (Shuhei Ochiai/Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 14, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: SpaceX’s IPO Triumph, Anthropic’s Fable Fumble, OpenAI’s Price War The Big Technology Podcast takes you…

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As the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins, there’s still no clear replacement for “Sports Twitter,” which was a perfect second-screen experience during live events (Andrew Webster/The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 14, 2026

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Rubio courts Tajikistan as Washington hunts for antimony – The Diplomat

US Congress should ask itself what happened in Karakalpakstan – The Diplomat

Why foreign companies are reassessing their portfolio in China – The Diplomat

Trial against Orda.kz publisher begins – The Diplomat

China’s $295 billion AI ambitions will send domestic high-tech stocks soaring – The Diplomat

Automakers report mixed U.S. sales results as hybrids drive market

US auto industry faces uncertainty without USMCA extension

Lamborghini unveils its new Urus performance hybrid SUV after abandoning electric vehicles

American Airlines opens take-out lounge at New York’s JFK

Nike (NKE) Q4 2026 Results

Trump hands election to Democrats by holding midterm convention

Mike Johnson groans in defeat after SCOTUS overturns Trump on citizenship rights

House Democrats to force vote to cut Trump’s arms fund

Supreme Court condemns Republicans in midterms with ruling on mail-in voting

Even Fox News Can’t Hide Trump’s Great Failing for Fairness in America

Alex Karp calls U.S. reliance on AI labs for military technology ‘crazy,’ discusses AI costs for businesses and touts Palantir’s Nvidia Nemotron deal for U.S. agencies (Ty Roush/Forbes)

Venice AI, which provides access to more than 200 AI models while allowing users to maintain their privacy, raised a $65 million Series A led by Dragonfly at a valuation of $1 billion (Ram Iyer/TechCrunch)

Oxmiq, which aims to combine GPUs, CPUs and a tensor engine into a single block of IP that it can license, has raised $35 million led by Samsung Catalyst Fund and Fudomo (Max A. Cherney/Reuters)

How the rapid rise of AI capabilities in the United States and China is driving both a transformation in the use of AI in the workplace and sudden shifts in policy and markets (Ethan Mollick/One Useful Thing)

[Thread] Export controls now lifted by the United States on anthropogenic models have created uncertainty, are a personal goal, and will push service providers toward Chinese AI models (Alex Stamos/@alexstamos)

Browsing: Technology

Fox announces acquisition of Roku in deal worth about $22 billion, including debt, giving it access to more than 100 million streaming homes (Joseph De Avila/Wall Street Journal)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK would ban social media for under-16s and restrict gaming and live streaming platforms, aiming for regulation by the end of 2026 (Reuters)

Alibaba is in talks to buy Chinese fresh food delivery platform Pupu for $1.5 billion, aiming to better compete with food delivery rivals like Meituan (Cathy Chan/Bloomberg)

Rylo, which develops real-time voice and sign language translation tools for deaf and hard of hearing users, has raised $85 million led by General Catalyst and Canaan (Sophie Shulman/CTech)

Frank founder Charlie Javice, sentenced in September 2025 to 85 months in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase, requested presidential pardon from Trump (Wall Street Journal)

Satya Nadella argues that companies must develop both human capital and symbolic capital, with human judgment guiding AI systems that learn and improve over time (Satya Nadella/@satyanadella)

UK plans to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s, including restrictions on chatting with strangers on gaming apps and curfews for under-18s (The Guardian)

Ajinomoto says it can meet demand through 2030 for ABF, a key material for advanced chipmaking substrates, and plans to increase capacity instead of raising prices (Wall Street Journal)

After years of uncertainty, including listing delays, shares of memory chip maker Kioxia have risen 56-fold in 18 months, making it Japan’s most valuable company (Shuhei Ochiai/Nikkei Asia)

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins, there’s still no clear replacement for “Sports Twitter,” which was a perfect second-screen experience during live events (Andrew Webster/The Verge)